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Same Day Courier to William Harvey Hospital, Ashford from Kent
You can send diagnostic specimens, equipment spares, theatre kit and clinical documents to William Harvey Hospital the same day, as long as specimens are packaged to UN3373 and any dangerous goods are declared. Same Day Couriers Kent drives direct to Kennington Road, Ashford, TN24 0LZ, beside junction 10 of the M20, typically 25 to 35 minutes from Maidstone.
Delivery details
Delivering to William Harvey Hospital, Ashford: what to know
Is William Harvey the right lab for my east Kent specimen?
Very often, yes. East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has centralised much of its laboratory work here. East Kent Cellular Pathology is based at William Harvey and is the processing hub for east Kent and Medway; East Kent Microbiology is here too, with clinical biochemistry and immunology labs on site. Confirm the receiving lab with the requesting clinician, package specimens as UN3373, and declare any Category A substance, dry ice or other dangerous goods when you enquire. We do not carry blood products.
What else can you bring?
William Harvey provides emergency and planned care, maternity, trauma and orthopaedics, neonatal intensive care and a specialist cardiology unit. That means urgent spares, loan kit and instrument sets as well as specimens. We carry each job on the right vehicle, from a motorcycle or small car to a van or 7.5-tonne lorry with tail-lift for crated equipment.
How do I book it?
Send your collection postcode, the department, a named contact and what is going. We reply with a price and the earliest collection time. The driver runs the M20 east from mid-Kent, or comes up the M20 from Folkestone or the A28 from Canterbury, and for most jobs goes straight to the hospital. Cover up to £100 is standard; tell us if the item is worth more and, where extra cover can be arranged, we confirm the level and any cost before you accept.
Collection areas
Kent towns we collect from for William Harvey Hospital, Ashford deliveries
Courier services
Which courier service do you need?
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Same Day Courier
Need it there today, or by a deadline you can’t move? We collect from your door in Kent and drive it direct to the recipient, anywhere in the UK, in a vehicle for your job alone.
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International Hand-Carry Courier
Too important to leave with a network? One of our couriers carries it personally from Kent to the recipient overseas, by road or on board a flight, and hands it over in person.
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Scheduled & Contract Courier
Booking the same journey every week? Agree your collection points, times and vehicle once, and we run it on the days you set.
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Medical & Healthcare Courier
Specimens due at the lab before it closes? We collect from your clinic, surgery or lab in Kent and drive them direct, signed for at each end.
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Schools & Education Courier
Something a school, college or trust needs today? We collect in Kent and drive it direct between sites, to a trip or to a supplier, with a named handover.
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Small Business Courier
No van or driver of your own? Book a courier when you need one. We collect from your business in Kent and drive it direct to your customer or supplier, anywhere in the UK.
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Engineering & Manufacturing Courier
Line down waiting on a part, or a batch due at the next process? We collect in Kent and drive it straight to your engineer, subcontractor or customer the same day.
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Legal Document Courier
Your court bundles, original deeds and completion papers, collected from your office in Kent and handed to a named recipient, with the time recorded.
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Aviation & AOG Courier
Aircraft grounded, or freight that has to make today’s flight? We collect in Kent and drive it to the hangar, MRO or cargo shed, planned around your cut-off.
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Exhibition & Event Courier
Stand kit, graphics, samples or the box that got left behind, collected in Kent and delivered to your venue’s loading bay, timed to your booked slot.
Why not a parcel network?
The Same Day Couriers Kent difference
Less handling on the way
For most same-day jobs, your consignment travels directly with the assigned driver. It is not normally taken to a depot, sorted or moved between vehicles.
The vehicle you actually need
We match the vehicle to your job, from a motorcycle for documents to a 7.5-tonne lorry with tail-lift for pallets, so you're not paying for spare capacity.
You know where it is
The driver keeps you updated while the job is running, and proof of delivery gives you the recipient's name and the time of handover.
Cover agreed before you book
Every consignment includes cover up to £100. Worth more? Tell us the value and, where extra insurance can be arranged, we confirm the cover and cost before you accept.
Common questions
Frequently Asked Questions
To William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, where East Kent Cellular Pathology is based and acts as the processing hub for east Kent and Medway. Same Day Couriers Kent delivers your specimens there from anywhere in Kent, packaged by you to UN3373. Declare any Category A substance when you enquire.
Typically 25 to 35 minutes. William Harvey Hospital sits beside junction 10 of the M20, around 20 miles east of Maidstone. Same Day Couriers Kent drives your consignment direct, and the driver sends live updates so the receiving department knows when to expect it.
Yes. Same Day Couriers Kent delivers urgent spares to William Harvey Hospital, including parts for the cardiology unit, collected anywhere in Kent. Vehicles run up to a 7.5-tonne lorry with tail-lift for crated items. Give us the department and a named engineer or contact.
All three main east Kent acute hospitals: William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, and the QEQM Hospital in Margate. Same Day Couriers Kent runs each one direct from anywhere in Kent. Laboratory services differ by site, so confirm the receiving department before you book.